This is the small rules handbook - RULES only - no fluff or background on the individual characters.
Based in an alternate Earth, Malifaux uses gothic, steampunk, and victorian horror with a dose of the wild west to inject fun and depth into the magical lawlessness of a world rife with monsters, necropunks, man-machine hybrids, gunslingers, and powerhungry politicos. Actively... [click here for more]

The first adventure module for the Open Legend roleplaying game system, perfect for experienced and new players alike. Marooned on an uncharted island, caught between two warring tribes, and threatened at all hours by a dormant volcano prophesied to awaken again. Can our brave heroes discover the legend of Starfall Island before they fall prey to its denizens? In this introductory... [click here for more]

White Box: Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game is an easy to learn role-playing game in the style of the Original Edition from 1974 by Gygax and Arneson. It is based on Swords & Wizardy WhiteBox.
Unleash your imagination to dream of other worlds, where you roleplay heroic characters and go on adventures, just like in the days of old.
Slay a dragon! Sometimes even the most reluctant adventurer... [click here for more]

The 20th Anniversary edition of one of the world's first free RPGs (still free, always and forever). For some, Risusis a handy “emergency” RPG for spur-of-the-moment one-shots and rapid character creation. For others, it’s a reliable campaign system supporting years of play. For others still, it’s a strange little pamphlet with stick figures.... [click here for more]

Civilization came crashing down. Billions died. A new Dark Age has begun. The descendants of the apocalypse's survivors scavenge the remnants of the Before Times, struggling to build a new life amidst the ruins of the old. In a savage world where the strong ravage and exploit the weak, the survivors' settlements are oases, connected only by convoys of armed... [click here for more]

Behind the bright lights, beneath fuming factories and above dirigible skies, at fey masquerades, or off in exotic lands... mysteries whirl, eldritch magic unfolds, ghoulish tentacles slither, and angels and demons still struggle in battle for our eternal souls.
Join the adventure in a fantasy gilded age of electrotech!
Inside this 284-page game book, you will discover:
Familiar d20... [click here for more]

Grab your six-shooter, and get your game on. This is Tombstone, a rules-lite Wild West RPG. This Alpha version contains everything you need for endless adventure. Choose from six character Backgrounds: Folk Hero, Gambler, Indian Brave, Outlaw, Soldier, and Holy-Roller. Make a character, or select a Quick Play character to get into the action immediately. This booklet contains rules for character backgrounds,... [click here for more]

Delve is a game of Dungeon exploration and an Introduction to the Sigil System and the world of our future RPG 'Chronicles of Aerthe'.
Delve is by no means the definitive rule system of the core game and based on your feedback the core game can change.
Delve was designed to be a quick, easy to follow system with very little math, their is no Character creation and Pre-Generated... [click here for more]

Dark Dungeons is a retro-clone role-playing game - a game in the style of old-school 1980's and 1990's role-playing games; harking back to the days when rogues were thieves, races were classes, and you could start your adventuring career exploring a few basic dungeons and end up travelling the planes as an immortal being of pure divine power.
This book contains the entire game in a single work, so... [click here for more]

Tékumel is a place with the politics and intrigue of the Roman Empire, the religions of ancient India and pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, the magic of the Arabian Nights, the monsters and demons of the Cthulhu mythos, plus ancient ruins containing the technology of a good space opera thrown in just to keep things interesting.
The Petal Hack strips the rules down to a minimum so you can focus on... [click here for more]

"Like a Caveman RPG if it was written by Cronenberg during his body horror phase." - Griffin P."In less than 8 pages I found a complete rpg, with solid, modern and ergonomic mechanics strictly bound to a weird, tribal and wild setting." - Eugenio M. Lauro"Just reading it is a treat. I highly recommend picking... [click here for more]

Download your FREE QUICKSTART and get playing right away! Perfect for...
Those considering an ICRPG CORE SET purchase
Players jumping into an ICRPG game
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Tales of Thundering HeroismWelcome to Exemplars & Eidolons. Within these few pages you’ll find a game of titanic heroes and glorious paragons, living legends of every stripe banding together to accomplish deeds of deathless fame. Using the basic framework of classic old-school gaming you’ll fashion fresh exemplars of daring to battle foes far... [click here for more]

The Throne stands empty.
Heaven has fallen, and the Words of Creation thunder from new throats.
Undestined, unfettered, unchosen, you are Godbound, and your will is writ with fire.
Godbound is a game of divine heroes in a broken world, men and women who have seized the tools that have slipped from an absent God's hands. Bound by seeming chance to the Words of Creation,... [click here for more]

Over the last two decades, The Big List of RPG Plots has been cited, quoted, thanked and excerpted in articles for computer-game design, a book on Hollywood screenwriting, and more than a few pen-and-paper RPGs. I wrote it in 1993 as an article submission for Pyramid magazine (they rejected it). I later tried to shop it to Dragon and Shadis and others... [click here for more]

Mazes & Minotaurs is what the first fantasy roleplaying game could have been if its authors had taken their inspiration from Jason & the Argonauts (yes, the 1963 movie with all the cool Ray Harryhausen monsters) and Homer’s Odyssey rather than from Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings or Poul Anderson’s Three Hearts & Three Lions.
In other... [click here for more]

The year is 3200 and mankind's empire lies in ashes.The Jump Gates fell six hundred years ago, severing the links between the myriad worlds of the human diaspora.Now, the long isolation of the Silence falls away as men and women return to the skies above their scattered worlds.Will you be among them once more?Stars Without Number: Revised... [click here for more]

There will come a time when the nations of the world will cease to exist. When the anachronisms of state and country are finally crushed by the inexorable juggernaut of total corporate domination. When five monolithic Corporations are the new world powers. When the lives of billions are the sole property of the companies that employ them.
There will come a time when the tools of war and... [click here for more]

Includes all Knights-n-Knaves errata through January 2013
This book represents a compilation of rules for old school-style fantasy roleplay gaming, and is intended to reproduce the underlying rules used in the late 1970s to early 1980s. A complete game manual in itself, this source reference document (SRD) includes everything the game master and player alike require for beginning... [click here for more]

In 2011 Eos Press released the third edition of the Nobilis RPG.
Herein you will find design notes and usage suggestions for Treasure, one of two new miraculous Attributes introduced in the Eos edition of this game.
Provided absolutely free, thanks to a generous donation from the Nobilis Affairs Foundation of Sweden.
Må din värld glatt fortsätta att existera! ... [click here for more]

Brimstone is a set of d20 RPG rules which was abandoned during development. Rather than hide it away, we've decided to release the unfinished product as PWYW as it it technically playable with some improvisation, and at the very least might contain a variety of ideas and conent which may be useful to transfer into your other games.
The game uses a classless system, where you craft your character... [click here for more]

Welcome to Terra Nova!
The Living Rulebook contains all the rules for combat during the second invasion of Terra Nova by the Colonial Expeditionary Forces of Earth. Terra Nova is one of the last remaining free planets, a world split by ideologies, politics, and the fight for resources, and is now the front line of a war for control of all known space.
Earth abandoned Terra Nova when the Human Concordat,... [click here for more]

NOTE: This is the free, artless version of Troika!
Troika! is a complete role playing game, giving you everything you need to create characters and lead them through the hump-backed sky towards adventure.
The game is a response to decrepit UK RPGs. A "retro" RPG rebuilt without sentimentality, corpses of darlings litter the streets.
The game is 56 pages and includes:... [click here for more]

Dive into post-apocalyptic adventure with the Mutant Epoch Quick Start Rules! Gritty, gonzo and fast paced, The Mutant Epoch RPG uses the Outland System to give life to a vibrant, well supported game! Jump into a twisted, freak infested world. Welcome to the year 2364 AD.See a 9 page PDF DEMO here!... [click here for more]

High Stakes is a new storytelling system by Ganesha Games. With High Stakes, you can create characters in minutes and start telling stories and living their adventures with almost no preparation. You'll need just a bunch of six-sided dice, pen and paper, and plenty of imagination.
Watch out for the High Stakes Hackbook coming from... [click here for more]

Try a taste of Axon Punk: Overdrive with this complete Quickstart Packet! Axon Punk is a tabletop RPG that combines classic cyberpunk and hip hop to create gameplay that feels like Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, but if it was set in a the megacities of Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell.
If you like what you see, we have lots more where this came... [click here for more]

This title contains the character sheets for the dark fantasy game Blood and Bone.
Color Character Sheet (PDF)
Color Character Sheet (PNG)
Printer Friendly Character Sheet (PDF)
Printer Friendly Character Sheet (PNG)
5 Sample Characters
To get the free quickplay, click here.
To purchase the full game, click here.
The Game:
Blood and Bone is a dark and gritty... [click here for more]

(Be Advised! The new Stars Without Number: Revised Edition is out and available here, with a free version you can snag here. Original-edition content is still compatible with the revision, so you can rest safe that your SWN library is as useful and jam-packed with crisp GM tools as ever. If you want to start playing the game, however, you're best off grabbing the... [click here for more]

This Eclipse Phase Second Edition Quick-Start Rules download provides everything new players need to dive right into a game of Eclipse Phase Second Edition. It includes a primer to the game’s transhuman setting, where future technologies allow people to digitally back up their minds and download into new bodies. A stripped-down version of the core rules cover the basic mechanics.... [click here for more]

The Age of Shadow is a complete fantasy role-playing game based upon the OpenQuest system. As such, the game utilises a simple percentile rules mechanic to resolve most actions (making it suitable for beginners and veteran role-players alike), and is set in a mythical world of elves, men, and fearsome monsters.
Within the book you will find:
• character generation rules • a comprehensive... [click here for more]

Kapow! The Super RPG!
The Sky's the Limit!
Unlock the power of your imagination! Any kind of superhero, any powers, any scope... One Simple, Fast, Exciting system! Kapow! gives you everything you need to play the superhero RPG of your dreams: Powers, vehicles, sidekicks, bases...it's all there, and You don't need a degree in accounting to create the hero you've always wanted to play!
Does your... [click here for more]

Imagine an ancient world torn apart by primal powers. A place where magic runs through all living things and erupts from the minds of powerful magi, where humans, elves, dwarves and orcs walk the same earth, where ancient gods fight side-by-side with mortals in an endless battle between order and chaos. Adventure is everywhere. This is the world of Heroes Against Darkness.... [click here for more]

Decahedron is a magazine that contains articles written by gamers like you. It's something we can all develop together and be proud of. Designed to be small, lite, but full of fun content, we hope you enjoy each issue. As long as gamers are contributing, their content will have a place within the pages of Decahedron.
Each issue is FREE, pay $0.00. If you like what DwD Studios is doing, help support... [click here for more]

Winner of the 2012 Indie RPG Award for Best Free Game!
On the other side of this bloodied snowy plain stands Thor, God of Thunder and Mythic Norden’s warmaster. His thousands of einherjar charge at you and your two comrades. Mortals watch from the distance, unable to turn their gaze away from the oncoming storm. As the horde charges, you let out a bellow that drowns them all out, shaking... [click here for more]

13th Age
Download a high-resolution map of the Dragon Empire! This ancient world is the setting for 13th Age, the d20-rolling fantasy roleplaying game from legendary designers Jonathan Tweet and Rob Heinsoo where you play epic adventures in a world where mighty Icons war and scheme in a tense balance of power.
... [click here for more]

Rickard Gudbrand was so inspired by this image in the Eternal Lies book...
...that he decided to do a similar thing of his own, to be able to give his players during the game. Then he realised that he’d have to update the map as the investigators travelled to different locations, and possibly in a different order after the initial chapter.
The result is a beautiful interactive PDF map... [click here for more]

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?No matter the powers, no matter the choices, the price in body and mind may be more than you’re willing to pay. And your choices will lead to heroics…or to villainy. How will you be remembered?The edge between superhero and villain has never been sharper. In the Valiant Universe RPG, players will immerse themselves... [click here for more]

Updated April 2015!Now expanded to 144 pages, the game includes over 30 additional monsters, more art, appendices for mass combat, minor character archetypes, character callings, nature magic, and edits throughout to tighten up the presentation and clarify rules, this game is a lean, mean fighting machine straight out of 1981!
Saga... [click here for more]

Within these pages lie the keys to open worlds of wonder and adventure! Whether you are exploring dank dungeons, forging mighty kingdoms, or questing to save the world, For Gold & Glory contains all that you need to run a complete game. Inside these covers, you will find rules to:
Create heroic characters and guide them as they advance in power.
Equip characters with everything they need to... [click here for more]

The town looks peaceful enough, but there’s a pillar of smoke from last night’s fire, burned corpses from the wreckage, and a demon strung up against the church in the market square. Dolemon Drake, a local hero, gives the call to all brave souls to join him in eradicating the devilish creatures infesting the sewers. Will our heroes join in Drake’s noble fight?Toast... [click here for more]

Gold Ennie Award winner for Best Free Game, 2016WELCOME TO THE APOCALYPSEBorn of the U.S. government’s 1928 raid on the degenerate coastal town of Innsmouth, Massachusetts, the covert agency known as Delta Green spent four decades opposing the forces of darkness with honor, but without glory. Stripped of sanction after a disastrous 1969 operation in Cambodia,... [click here for more]

Candidate is a micro story game. You're a candidate seeking high office. Face the press, survive opinion polls and debate the issues all while hoping your dark secret isn't revealed.
You will need:
to read and print the game rules (1 page)
paper and pens or pencils
3+ players and 10-30 minutes
to print the page of game materials (optional).
What's a story game?... [click here for more]

The year is 1904, but in a world that never was!
Dinosaurs still roam forgotten corners of the land. Alien influences operate from the skies. Mystics wield ancient powers, while strange new sciences promise to change the world. The dead rise from the grave. All the while, modern movements sweep the globe, and bold explorers venture deep into the unknown or delve into forgotten ruins.
The world is... [click here for more]

On a dusty street, a gunslinger stares down his opponent as the tumbleweeds roll past. In the distance, a train whistle blows as a bandito sneaks aboard the locomotive, her shotgun at the ready. In the mountains above the town, a prospector unloads a bundle of dynamite, ready to try for riches again… Edge of the Frontier is a Wild West RPG, using the mechanics... [click here for more]

Looking at the world through a feminist lens reveals absurd, tragic, and fascinating situations.
Written by feminists from eleven different countries, #Feminism offers bite-sized takes on contemporary feminist issues. Each of the 34 nano-games in this collection requires between three and five participants, simple (if any) props, and up to an hour of play time.
The games range from silly to serious,... [click here for more]

Welcome to Hekaton - a jungle-covered planet where stranded colonists hide from titanic monsters.
In Titanomachy, the players are survivors living among the ruins of a colony devastated when colossal titans surged out of the planet's jungle and tore apart their space elevator and advanced infrastructure. Generations down the line, the titan Gigas has just fallen after a monumental... [click here for more]